Now try to identify the author’s message in a literary passage.

Read the passage.

Helmer: Before all else, you are a wife and a mother.

Nora: I don't believe that any longer. I believe that before all else Iam a reasonable human being, just as you are—or, at all events, thatI must try and become one. I know quite well, Torvald, that most people would think you right, and that views of that kind are to be found in books; but I can no longer content myself with what most people say, or with what is found in books. I must think over things for myself and get to understand them.

What message does the author express through the character of Nora?

A.
A person should listen to what others say.

B.
A woman should be a good wife and mother.

C.
A person should read books to find knowledge.

D.
A person should discover truth on his or her own.

1 answer

D. A person should discover truth on his or her own.